IPL 2025 GT vs MI: Gujarat Titans (GT) won their first IPL 2025 game, beating Mumbai Indians (MI) by 36 runs in the 9th match. The game was played on March 29 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, and GT scored a massive 196 runs.
Although MI fought hard, they could only score 160/6 in 20 overs, their second consecutive defeat in the competition. Prasidh Krishna won the Player of the Award for his exceptional bowling, taking 2 crucial wickets at the expense of 18 runs with 14 dot balls.
Sai Sudarshan Guides Gujarat Titans with a Brilliant Knock
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Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bowl first, Gujarat Giants accepted the challenge to bat first and made a good beginning. Let’s look at the key moments of GT’s innings
The openers Sai Sudarshan and Shubhman Gill made a solid partnership of 78 runs in the beginning where they capitalized the powerplay in their favor by taking on world-class bowlers like Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar.
The GT captain Shubman Gill’s contribution was 38 off 27 balls before getting out to MI captain Hardik Pandya.
Jos Buttler’s hard-hitting Cameo: Buttler came to the crease at No. 3 and scored 39 off 24 balls with 5 fours and 1 six. He also won the Rupay on the Go Four award for hitting the most boundaries.
Sai Sudarshan’s Heroics: Sudarshan led the scoring with an impressive 63 off 41 balls, which included 4 fours and 2 sixes. He was the anchor for the team and rotated the strike well.
Mumbai Indians’ Bowling Performance
Hardik Pandya: The skipper bowled some great overs, claiming 2 wickets for an expense of 29 runs in 4 overs.
Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and S. Raju: All grabbed 1 wicket, attempting to check GT’s run-scoring pace.
Bowlers of Gujarat Titans Overpower Mumbai Indians’ Pursuit
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Chasing 197, the beginning for Mumbai Indians was rickety as the bowlers of GT made an outstanding effort.
Mohammad Siraj’s Early Strikes
Siraj got rid of MI opener Rohit Sharma (8) and Ryan Rickelton (6) early, taking MI to 35/2.
Middle-Order Resistance
Tilak Varma (39 off 36 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (48 off 28 balls, 1 four, 4 sixes) tried to revive the innings but couldn’t maintain the momentum.
Prasidh Krishna dismissed Tilak Varma, further denting MI’s chase. He came in as an impact player in the 12th over of the 2nd innings and bowled effective 4 overs with 14 dot balls that wrecked the hope for MI to chase and pick the crucial two wickets.
Gujarat Titans’ Bowling Stats
Mohammad Siraj: 2/35 in 4 overs.
Prasidh Krishna: 2/18 in 4 overs.
Kagiso Rabada & Sai Kishore: Took 1 wicket each, ensuring MI fell short by 36 runs.
Points Table Update: Gujarat Titans Make Their Opening Stand
Through this process, Gujarat Titans earned their first points in IPL 2025 the Mumbai Indians suffered their second straight defeat in a challenging position very early in the tournament.
GT’s victory over MI was ultimately based on brilliant performances from Sai Sudarshan, Mohammad Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna. As IPL 2025 nears a conclusion, Gujarat Titans will hope to build on that performance, and Mumbai Indians will have to take stock and regroup to find a way back into the tournament.
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